| Area: |
4,185 square kilometers (66.8% wooded, 10.6% cultivated) |
| Highest Mountain: |
Hakusan; Height 2,702m |
| Longest River: |
Tedorigawa River; Length 65.65km |
| Widest Lake & Marsh: |
Kahokugata; Area 4.13 square kilometers |
| Average Temperature: |
15.8° (2004) |
| Yearly Precipitation: |
2,329.0 mm (2004) |
Ishikawa
Prefecture is located in the middle of the Hokuriku region. To the east are Toyama
and Gifu Prefectures, to the south is Fukui Prefecture, and to the north is the
Noto Peninsula jutting out into the Sea of Japan. The shape of the Prefecture
is long and narrow from the southwest to the northeast, and is 100.4km from east
to west and 198.4km from north to south. The coastline extends some 581.0km. There
are 9 major cities in addition to Kanazawa, and 9 small towns total in Ishikawa.